Cafe y Chisme Corner
Stories, cultura, and gift guides rooted in real Latino family life. Read, share, and find something that feels like home.
Cafe y Chisme Corner
Tercera Generación: What Gets Lost (and What Do...
My grandmother laughed at something my tía said across the kitchen table, and by the time I asked what was so funny, the moment had already folded itself back into...
Tercera Generación: What Gets Lost (and What Do...
My grandmother laughed at something my tía said across the kitchen table, and by the time I asked what was so funny, the moment had already folded itself back into...
Cocadas: The Coconut Candy That Tastes Like Eve...
My grandmother's neighbor in Santo Domingo, a woman everyone just called Doña Tere, used to grate whole coconuts by hand on her back porch every Sunday, the shavings piling up...
Cocadas: The Coconut Candy That Tastes Like Eve...
My grandmother's neighbor in Santo Domingo, a woman everyone just called Doña Tere, used to grate whole coconuts by hand on her back porch every Sunday, the shavings piling up...
Mazapán: The Peanut Candy That Crumbles the Sec...
My uncle Rafa used to hand my sister and me a mazapán the second we walked in his front door, and he'd always say the same thing: "catch it before...
Mazapán: The Peanut Candy That Crumbles the Sec...
My uncle Rafa used to hand my sister and me a mazapán the second we walked in his front door, and he'd always say the same thing: "catch it before...
Rompope: Mexico's Eggnog, and Why It's Better
Every December, my great-aunt Chelo would set two glass bottles on the kitchen counter in Atlixco, just outside Puebla, and refuse to explain what was in them until they were...
Rompope: Mexico's Eggnog, and Why It's Better
Every December, my great-aunt Chelo would set two glass bottles on the kitchen counter in Atlixco, just outside Puebla, and refuse to explain what was in them until they were...
Cajeta: The Goat's Milk Caramel Mexican Grandmo...
My abuela kept her cajeta recipe entirely in her head, and she'd get visibly annoyed if anyone tried to write it down while she worked, waving a wooden spoon in...
Cajeta: The Goat's Milk Caramel Mexican Grandmo...
My abuela kept her cajeta recipe entirely in her head, and she'd get visibly annoyed if anyone tried to write it down while she worked, waving a wooden spoon in...
Gallo Pinto: The Costa Rican Breakfast That Sta...
My abuela in Alajuela never measured anything for her gallo pinto, but she always knew the exact moment to add the Salsa Lizano — right after the rice hit the...
Gallo Pinto: The Costa Rican Breakfast That Sta...
My abuela in Alajuela never measured anything for her gallo pinto, but she always knew the exact moment to add the Salsa Lizano — right after the rice hit the...